[ARRA News does not normally identify endorsements for the primary candidates because they are many and varied. However, on occasion, we identify ones that are out of the ordinary.]Michael M. Phillips at the Wall Street Journal reports that a top officials at Bob Jones University, the Evangelical Christian school with a history of anti-Mormon rhetoric, plans to throw his weight behind Mormon presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Robert R. Taylor, dean of the university’s college of arts and sciences, said he believes the former Massachusetts governor is the only Republican candidate who both stands a chance of winning the White House and will reliably implement the anti-abortion, antigay marriage, pro-gun agenda of Christian conservatives. . . . Taylor acknowledged that endorsing a Mormon for president risked alienating the university’s conservative donors and alumni. But, he said, “we’re not electing a pastor — we’re electing a president.” . . . Bob Jones III, chancellor of the university, also told the Greenville News that he, too, is endorsing Romney. “This is all about beating Hillary [Clinton],” Jones told the newspaper . . . [Read More]
Former governor Mitt Romney announced that retired Major General James "Spider" Marks will join Romney for President as a Senior Adviser for National Security Affairs. General Marks will advise Gov. Romney on issues pertaining to national security, the United States military and foreign policy . . . [Read More]
Yesterday, a new Mitt Romney for President ad made its debut in New Hampshire and is now on the Internet. In 30 seconds, Romney outlines his “conservative blueprint to lower taxes.” Video:
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